The main setting of the book takes place at the village of Ghalas-at, where Karana lives. She describes the island to be shaped like a fish that's two leagues long and one league wide. The island actually still exists, and is located 75 miles off the coast of California. Another setting takes place on the ocean, where she tries to sail on her own to find her tribe. She was also out on the ocean when she was on the ship going to new land seeking her tribe.

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Karana and her tribe were attacked when the Aleuts came to their island to hunt and started a war. The fight caused them to leave the island, and they left Karana.

The rising action begins when she finds Rontu, the leader of a wolf pack nearby. Soon Rontu dies and a group of white men come to the island, then leave soon after.

Karana decides to leave the island to look for her tribe.

She decides to make her way back to the island, because she finds out that her tribe died and never reached the new land.

Karana lives alone on the island, and soon a ship came through with a group of white men on it. The white men help her fix her broken canoes and give her clothing, and soon leves with them once again on their ship.